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Local firefighter recounts frontline battle
“Neither God nor man could have stopped that fire.” Fighting alongside volunteers, Brad Arnold watched three homes burn - mates’ homes - knowing there was nothing that could be
16 January, 2026
General News
New Grass Flat blaze rating five time greater than originally thought
"We improvised, adapted, and overcame," mayor Brian Klowss said. When the Grass Flat Fire was described as...
15 January, 2026
Local News
Extensively Renovated Three-Bedroom Home in Horsham West
This fully renovated home in Horsham West has undergone major structural...
Blue Tree a beacon of hope
Drivers and passengers travelling along Dimboola Road, just out of...
Local News
No Water - No Life: A History of the Mackenzie Creek (part one)
To celebrate the release of Bob McIlvena's book ‘Waters Of The Wimmera’,...
Council
Looking back on a year of progress, pride and planning
As he embarks on the year ahead, Horsham Rural City Council mayor Brian Klowss sees 2025 as a year of significant...
8 January, 2026
Local News
Resident takes to the sky for new Horsham bypass route
Despite a run of ill health or perhaps because of it, Stan Ellis has had...
Local News
A year of progress, pride and planning for Horsham Rural City Council
Horsham Rural City Council mayor Brian Klowss has taken a look back over...
Local News
Council places bypass on the table
THE Horsham Rural City Council moved a successful motion at its December...
Rural
Longy cattle show in Melbourne Show
Longerenong Agricultural College student Lucy Sharp will step into the ring at the Royal Melbourne Show later this...
3 September, 2025
Longerenong College Open Day draws hundreds from across states
WITH a strong motivation to "cultivate careers in agriculture",...
Local News
Drover’s 3500km sheep trek unearthed in Guthrie family history
In 1882, a 21-year-old drover, a team of men, and 11 thousand sheep made...
Community and balance the key for footballer farmer
Balancing football and farming is not always the easiest to manage, but...